Fly Tying Workshop with Phil Rowley Saturday March 9th

Happy 2013 Everybody!

We are very fortunate to have Phil Rowley spend another Saturday with our tying club. Phil is one of the best fly tying instructors in North America. His workshops have made us all better fly tyers over the past several years. The workshop is for fly tyers of all skill levels. The cost is the same as last year: $40.00 ($30.00 for the course and a $10.00 material fee). Please drop an e-mail to Bob Vanderwater (bvanderwater@rdpsd.ab.ca) to ensure your place in the workshop. You can see all the details of the workshop below.

The workshop will start at 9 am and end about 4 pm. Bring your lunch or order pizza. The workshop will be at Mattie McCullough School on Lawford Avenue.

Christmas Flies

Merry Christmas Everybody!

Tonight we tried something completely different. The theme was Christmas flies and the goal was to mount our creations in a clear ornament for our tree at home. Well the creative juices flowed and everybody had a great time designing their Christmas flies. The 20 fly tyers were only limited by the material we had on hand. I enjoyed seeing fly tyers of all ages having a great time. If you held your jaw just right, you could mount your creation in a bulb that could be proudly displayed on your tree at home.

I will have details about the Phil Rowley Workshop out shortly. The workshop is March 9th and the theme is dubbing loops.

Karen and I would like to thank all of you who helped with a donation to help fill a Christmas hamper for a needy family.

Our next fly tying session is Monday January 7th, 2013. Have a fantastic Christmas holiday.

Bob

 

Doug wants to fish this creation on his next steelhead trip.

Salmon Flies with Dr. Bill Young

Hi Everybody!

Seventeen fly tyers came out tonight to take in Dr. Bill Young's presentation on techniques he uses to tie salmon flies. Bill and his son Will spent some time this past summer in Alaska chasing King Salmon with a spey rod. The guys came up with two patterns that worked very well. Of course these two patterns can easily be applied to fishing for other species like bull trout and steelhead. The neat thing about the flies we tied tonight is the endless colour combinations you could use.  The one fly pattern we tied was a tube fly. The materials we used reminded me of the television show MacGyver. Bill used paper clips for the tube needle and a standard plastic q-tip for the tube. I was impressed.

Next week is our final session before Christmas. We will be tying some Charlie Craven patterns!

Dr. Bill Young

Salmon Streamer with a Stinger

Hook: size 2-4  4xl streamer hook

Stinger: Octopus hook

Tail: Marabou

Body: Crystal chenille

Body: Rabbit strip

Collar: Marabou

Salmon Tube Fly

Tube: Plastic Q-Tip

Body:  Crystal chenille

Collar: Black hackle and marabou

Time to create some colourful salmon flies!

Will and Bill